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Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson to speak at Mackinac conference

LANSING — Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of TheAspen Institute, will speak at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference this spring, the chamber said Thursday.

Isaacson, a former managing editor at Time magazine and chairman and CEO of CNN, will speak June 1 about disruption and collaboration, particularly in terms of connected technology and growing economic opportunity in the state, the chamber said.

Confirmed conference speakers thus far include Stephanie Cutter, a former senior adviser to President Obama and a political commentator on CNN, and Nicolle Wallace, a former White House communications director and conservative political analyst on MSNBC. They will talk about the United States' political outlook in a moderated panel discussion.

Winning the race in connected technology, increasing economic opportunity and restoring civility in American politics will be the three themes at this year's Mackinac conference.

The 2017 event is scheduled from May 30 to June 2 on Mackinac Island.

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